Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Texas
Occupation group
Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 767,620 |
| 2005 | 793,300 |
| 2006 | 819,210 |
| 2007 | 853,350 |
| 2008 | 881,170 |
| 2009 | 875,980 |
| 2010 | 860,610 |
| 2011 | 887,830 |
| 2012 | 940,790 |
| 2013 | 992,810 |
| 2014 | 1,037,950 |
| 2015 | 1,082,410 |
| 2016 | 1,138,410 |
| 2017 | 1,156,910 |
| 2018 | 1,161,410 |
| 2019 | 1,175,750 |
Individual occupations
Chefs and Head Cooks
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 6,160 |
| 2005 | 6,060 |
| 2006 | 4,900 |
| 2007 | 4,470 |
| 2008 | 5,900 |
| 2009 | 5,950 |
| 2010 | 5,360 |
| 2011 | 4,150 |
| 2012 | 4,980 |
| 2013 | 5,880 |
| 2014 | 7,100 |
| 2015 | 8,140 |
| 2016 | 8,280 |
| 2017 | 7,270 |
| 2018 | 6,020 |
| 2019 | 5,350 |
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 64,040 |
| 2005 | 73,090 |
| 2006 | 76,420 |
| 2007 | 79,630 |
| 2008 | 79,010 |
| 2009 | 72,700 |
| 2010 | 65,150 |
| 2011 | 65,300 |
| 2012 | 72,050 |
| 2013 | 77,280 |
| 2014 | 79,300 |
| 2015 | 79,370 |
| 2016 | 79,620 |
| 2017 | 79,980 |
| 2018 | 84,060 |
| 2019 | 93,030 |
Cooks, Fast Food
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 35,310 |
| 2005 | 27,340 |
| 2006 | 24,120 |
| 2007 | 25,250 |
| 2008 | 29,270 |
| 2009 | 36,170 |
| 2010 | 40,920 |
| 2011 | 38,190 |
| 2012 | 38,110 |
| 2013 | 39,110 |
| 2014 | 47,940 |
| 2015 | 55,520 |
| 2016 | 51,680 |
| 2017 | 43,420 |
| 2018 | 40,100 |
| 2019 | 38,680 |
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 28,150 |
| 2005 | 29,030 |
| 2006 | 25,370 |
| 2007 | 24,940 |
| 2008 | 24,570 |
| 2009 | 32,050 |
| 2010 | 35,200 |
| 2011 | 36,530 |
| 2012 | 30,040 |
| 2013 | 29,070 |
| 2014 | 31,470 |
| 2015 | 33,640 |
| 2016 | 37,150 |
| 2017 | 35,220 |
| 2018 | 33,000 |
| 2019 | 30,000 |
Cooks, Restaurant
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 60,370 |
| 2005 | 55,770 |
| 2006 | 60,250 |
| 2007 | 67,960 |
| 2008 | 72,190 |
| 2009 | 75,670 |
| 2010 | 71,410 |
| 2011 | 76,380 |
| 2012 | 78,940 |
| 2013 | 87,140 |
| 2014 | 88,020 |
| 2015 | 91,470 |
| 2016 | 101,210 |
| 2017 | 106,830 |
| 2018 | 110,440 |
| 2019 | 117,010 |
Cooks, Short Order
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 15,590 |
| 2005 | 15,200 |
| 2006 | 14,610 |
| 2007 | 8,740 |
| 2008 | 7,000 |
| 2009 | 11,380 |
| 2010 | 14,220 |
| 2011 | 15,640 |
| 2012 | 12,870 |
| 2013 | 17,810 |
| 2014 | 21,600 |
| 2015 | 24,640 |
| 2016 | 20,570 |
| 2017 | 18,340 |
| 2018 | 17,100 |
| 2019 | 13,640 |
Cooks, All Other
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 460 |
| 2005 | 480 |
| 2006 | 430 |
| 2007 | 490 |
| 2008 | 410 |
| 2009 | 700 |
| 2010 | 710 |
| 2011 | 1,290 |
| 2012 | 1,340 |
| 2013 | 1,240 |
| 2014 | 770 |
| 2015 | 460 |
| 2016 | 380 |
| 2017 | 520 |
| 2018 | 1,230 |
| 2019 | 1,370 |
Food Preparation Workers
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 43,220 |
| 2005 | 33,540 |
| 2006 | 32,950 |
| 2007 | 28,850 |
| 2008 | 33,630 |
| 2009 | 35,080 |
| 2010 | 41,280 |
| 2011 | 41,630 |
| 2012 | 46,070 |
| 2013 | 53,400 |
| 2014 | 57,810 |
| 2015 | 62,010 |
| 2016 | 60,140 |
| 2017 | 56,590 |
| 2018 | 55,060 |
| 2019 | 59,330 |
Bartenders
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 23,800 |
| 2005 | 22,910 |
| 2006 | 23,300 |
| 2007 | 25,500 |
| 2008 | 27,430 |
| 2009 | 28,810 |
| 2010 | 29,210 |
| 2011 | 30,610 |
| 2012 | 31,860 |
| 2013 | 36,240 |
| 2014 | 37,580 |
| 2015 | 38,810 |
| 2016 | 40,160 |
| 2017 | 41,360 |
| 2018 | 42,410 |
| 2019 | 42,520 |
Fast Food and Counter Workers
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 238,780 |
| 2005 | 275,340 |
| 2006 | 289,320 |
| 2007 | 306,760 |
| 2008 | 308,600 |
| 2009 | 277,980 |
| 2010 | 265,080 |
| 2011 | 281,250 |
| 2012 | 327,180 |
| 2013 | 330,520 |
| 2014 | 336,220 |
| 2015 | 342,590 |
| 2016 | 380,050 |
| 2017 | 413,490 |
| 2018 | 425,140 |
| 2019 | 419,820 |
Waiters and Waitresses
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 148,760 |
| 2005 | 155,660 |
| 2006 | 165,380 |
| 2007 | 178,400 |
| 2008 | 186,420 |
| 2009 | 193,390 |
| 2010 | 188,600 |
| 2011 | 194,710 |
| 2012 | 194,330 |
| 2013 | 203,890 |
| 2014 | 207,050 |
| 2015 | 211,420 |
| 2016 | 219,680 |
| 2017 | 217,390 |
| 2018 | 216,670 |
| 2019 | 219,180 |
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 14,510 |
| 2005 | 10,950 |
| 2006 | 8,590 |
| 2007 | 7,730 |
| 2008 | 7,100 |
| 2009 | 7,910 |
| 2010 | 8,220 |
| 2011 | 8,990 |
| 2012 | 10,450 |
| 2013 | 11,020 |
| 2014 | 14,060 |
| 2015 | 17,440 |
| 2016 | 20,980 |
| 2017 | 22,120 |
| 2018 | 20,130 |
| 2019 | 17,680 |
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 28,080 |
| 2005 | 30,020 |
| 2006 | 31,060 |
| 2007 | 32,450 |
| 2008 | 35,430 |
| 2009 | 34,140 |
| 2010 | 33,990 |
| 2011 | 32,190 |
| 2012 | 32,120 |
| 2013 | 32,650 |
| 2014 | 34,500 |
| 2015 | 36,920 |
| 2016 | 37,690 |
| 2017 | 37,270 |
| 2018 | 36,040 |
| 2019 | 45,250 |
Dishwashers
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 31,190 |
| 2005 | 28,660 |
| 2006 | 29,810 |
| 2007 | 30,990 |
| 2008 | 33,490 |
| 2009 | 33,480 |
| 2010 | 33,080 |
| 2011 | 32,670 |
| 2012 | 33,340 |
| 2013 | 35,730 |
| 2014 | 37,310 |
| 2015 | 36,910 |
| 2016 | 35,240 |
| 2017 | 32,330 |
| 2018 | 31,750 |
| 2019 | 34,540 |
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 21,710 |
| 2005 | 21,850 |
| 2006 | 24,460 |
| 2007 | 25,060 |
| 2008 | 25,970 |
| 2009 | 25,680 |
| 2010 | 25,260 |
| 2011 | 25,820 |
| 2012 | 27,110 |
| 2013 | 30,450 |
| 2014 | 33,590 |
| 2015 | 37,610 |
| 2016 | 39,280 |
| 2017 | 39,020 |
| 2018 | 36,310 |
| 2019 | 32,980 |
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other
| Year | Number |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 7,490 |
| 2005 | 7,400 |
| 2006 | 8,240 |
| 2007 | 6,130 |
| 2008 | 4,750 |
| 2009 | 4,890 |
| 2010 | 2,920 |
| 2011 | 2,480 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1,260 |
| 2014 | 3,630 |
| 2015 | 5,460 |
| 2016 | 6,300 |
| 2017 | 5,760 |
| 2018 | 5,950 |
| 2019 | 5,370 |